Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington's wife, Talinda Bennington breaks her silence

The wife of late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has broken her silence a week after his shocking suicide, saying they lived a fairytale life and her soul is now shattered.

Talinda Bennington, who was married to the 41-year-old rocker for 12 years, said she was feeling the love from Chester's fans but was also feeling the loss.

'One week ago, I lost my soulmate and my children lost their hero - their Daddy. We had a fairytale life and now it has turned into some sick Shakespearean tragedy,' the 40-year-old model said in a statement.

'How do I move on? How do I pick up my shattered soul?

'The only answer I know is to raise our babies with every ounce of love I have left.'